Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Record 2017-2018 
    
Undergraduate Record 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

ISSS 4150 - The Psychology of Freedom, Independence and Conformity


This course explores the nature of human freedom and the degree to which the discipline of psychology has addressed this concept. Specifically, students will investigate the empirical evidence for and against the proposition of human freedom through the lens of Solomon E. Asch’s classic studies on independence and conformity. Using both published and unpublished accounts, students will engage in a process of discovery to determine the current status of several relevant issues and the implications of such empirical research for the concept of human freedom.



Credits: 3